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E:i~~Y~~Sn~:t::r~~lt~t~~:a:a~~g6;~ers ~ssociation at the Kirribilli RSL Club on ANZAC Day and remem· bered the day in 1944 when a Japanese fighter strafed his landing craft and he]ost his right eye.

He remembered the day in 1934 he crossed the gang­way of HMAS CERBERUS to join the Navy. And he remembered the day he survived the sinking of HMAS CANBERRA and of his times serving aboard HMA ships LITHGOW, GYMPIE, KATOOMBA , MAG­NETIC and MANOORA.

But his mosl poignant memories of his career in the RAN were brought back to him a few days earlier on the wharf of HMAS PENGUIN, the Navy's primary diving school at Mosman in Sydney_

" I have not done this since 1944," he said as he pulled on the" J 7 pound" leaded boots of the "standard" diver.

From 1942 till 1944 Alex, a father of three, was a clearance diver using the inflatable suit, brass helmet, breast plates and lead boolS, first used by the RAN in the 1920s.

"My first job back then was 10 help erect a boom nel across the river at Townsville:' he told Nav)' News.

"Then I had 10 check the valves beneath the water once the corvettes had their boilers cleaned at HMAS MAGNETIC (Townsville)."'

Back in Sydney he helped recover the midget sub -

The official newspaper of the Royal Australian Navy

~Q!;o::=] marines which attacked Sydney.

"In February of 1944 I was posted as a diver aboard HMAS MANOORA .

"Problem was, there was no diving gear aboard her. '" was made a coxswain of a landing crafl. "'n HolJandia the Japanese strafed my boal and

cluster bombs. hit me in the eye and 1 was taken to the

at Finchaven.

. ~ .- . Shrapnel . hit me in " the eye

did their best eye and was he said. ca rr yon a comm e rcia l a movie pro­his earlier

Alex began Repatriation for whom he 20 years. loved the

Navy and r e turn ed to Garden Island as an internal auditor, a pOSt he held until retirement in 1984.

That love of the Navy, particularly the diving sec­tion, remains today.

For his 80th binhday he was offered the opportunity

May 3, 1999

to attend the diving school and don the hard helmet, suit and boots he had worn during the War.

That did not occur but as he approaches his 82nd binhday chief diving instructor WO Glen Spilsted and his team, CPOCO Rod Bismire, LSCD Andrew Giles, ABCD M id Oaklands and ABCD Adam Baker renewed the offer.

On April 22 the specialists took the vin tage diving sui t ... still in working order ... and irs hand pump. from their diving museum and on to the wharf.

With linle effort Alele, with the usual blue diver's

beanie in place, was soon inside the sui t. "This sure brings back the memories." the WWII vet­

eran remarked as he pulled on the boots and they low­ered the helmet over his head.

Watched proudly by his stepson Brad Alexander. Alex compared his ancient gear with the Mark 17div­ing equipment, inttoduced to the RAN in 1980. worn by 23-year old diving instructor Adam Baker.

Elsewhere across Australia RAN officers and sailors participated in ANZAC activities of many kinds.

Some uniformed personnel laid wreaths on memori­als. others marched while many simply wore "civvies" and blended with crowds attending Dawn Services.

• In t he next edition we will present a roundup of

ANZAC act ivities.

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Cadet Forces will be eli­gible for a new medal to recognise long service. the Minister Assisling the Minister for Defe nce. B ru ce Scott has announced.

tt~C~\~~~J~~I% ~~: scJ ANZAC class of warship being built by lhe Australian ship­buiklcrsTenix .

ADML C hTis Barrie :11 Tenix 's Williamstown. Mclboume dockyard.

ADML Barrie was the Commanding Officer of HM AS STUART (2)

built and:1 world-class induslryhasbcen crealed.

"11 is an industry lhat employs sophisticated technologies and highly Hained professionals

Sophisticated technologies Three are a lready

comm issioned and in se r ... i ce with the Australian and New Zealand navies while a fourth begins final sea trials in a few days.

Another mileslone in the ANZAC project was set on April 17 when 3.000 people watched STUART (No 15 3) launched by MIS Ma)(ine Barri e. wife of CDF

afle r she was mod· ernised al Williamstown in 1983.

STUART was the sixlh ANZAC class "'CS'

Sci launched by Tenix. Group managing

director o f the company. Mr Paul Salteri, said: ''The launch of STIJART isamagnificenl iIIuSlra· tioo of the successoflhc ANZAC project.

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backed by leading edge suppliers," he said.

M ore th an 1300 Australian and New Zealand companies are supplying services to the $5 billion project

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,, ' am pleased to announce Her Maj eslY the Queen has appro ... ed a recommendation to estab· lish a medal 10 recognise long ser ... ice by officers and instruclors o f the Australian Cadet Forces:' he said.

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The ked of ship se\'en PARRAMATTA laId on April 24.

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She will bedeli\'cl't.--d to lhe RAN in early 2001.

Still 10 come are PARRAMATfA. due for delivery in January 2002. BALLARAT in Dec· ember of Ihat yea r , TOOWOOMBA due in November 2003 and PERTH for November of 2004.

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T~eM~~~.J':~r;~~~~ BOOL ( LCDR Mark Shel ... ey) has dashed for 12 hours through 10· metre high W:iVCSto sa\e the li ... es of two yachts. men forced inlO a life r:aft afler their yacht sank 1~0 nautical miles eaSI of Sydney late last month,

"We were only 50 metres from Ihe raft when lhe men filSt spoiled us­so high \Ioere the waves." XO LEur Jan NOOIUO S3Jd

New Zealanders Gordon Mann and Brian Murra·y had s pen t 24 hours in thei r raft after the ir yacht Green Homet was smashed by a large wave as they com· peted in a Melbourne to Osaka race.

"We were heading home 10 Sydney after a southern patrol when al around 7.30 p . m . on Friday ( April 2 3) we heard a ma y da y on Channel 16". LEUT

Noonan said. "We alerted Maritime

U ead quarl ers and recei ... ed permission 10

make be~t speed 10 the rescuc. We acceleraled 10

20 kn ots but had 10

reduce because of th e scas.Wa\'csv.erecightlo 10 melres hIgh.

"Search aircraft were direcled 10 lhescenc also.

"Around 7.30 a.m. on Saturday, a Dash 8 search plane PIII 'POlnted Ihe rafl for us.

" W e were o nly 50 me tres away when the two me n bobbed t heir heads up and)aw us.

"UsIng st rop s. wc pulled them aboard.

"MrMurray was ... ery worried about his mate because he had a big cut on his head and an arm IIIJUry

The men werc lakento Ihe wardroom where POCXN Jeffrey Duke and ABCK Ru sse ll Toohey. both medically

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Former sailor killed A young rather, out

of the RAN for just 12 months, was stabbed to death in It Sydney street on ANZAC Oay when be went 10 the aid of a young woman who had just been robbed by two men at an ATM.

He was John Hammond, 30, of Botany, a former leading seaman in HMAS PERTH and HMAS MEL· BOURNE.

He had been to the Gulf in MEL­BOURNE.

Hail shatters Garden peace T iket.hcciviliancom. LmUOlIY the Navy suf­fercdextensive!yfroOlthc haifstorm which lashed Sydney last month with a damage bill which has alreadygooc Into SIX figures

Dozens or cars, trucks and buses owned by Dc­fence were peppcrcd by the cricketball-sized balls of ice, while many also hoowintlscrccnsshattercd

Mr Max Fonnann. the demand Navy's Sydney transport In addition. a number of manager. said: "Thirty Navy buses suffered roof eight cars. trucks and dents buses were damaged and Mr Formann ,aid the the damage bill will be ' vehiclcswere hit in an arc between S250.000 and throughout Sydney's east· $260,000:' ern suburbs including ,

Sailors' quarters flooded

Garden Island The roof of Maritime

Headquarters was dam­aged as were structures in and aroundGardcn Island with skylights and win­dows broken. a fuJI inven­tory is still being done

On ANZAC Da)' he marched with for­mer males from PERTH in the city parade.

Lady Gowrie House. a sailors accommodation at Bondi. had its basement flooded and the sodden carpets now need to be replaced

The cxccutive officcrof KUTTA BUL . LCD R Shane Moore. said: "We had a broken window Ilcre a1 KUlTABUL and our cars were damaged"

, He said repairingdcnts

will cost between $5.000 and $7 ,000 a vehicle ',hen we have 12 vehi­c1eswithbadwindscreen damage which pUiS us down 12 cars "

PENGUIN had minor riiiiii.~II';~~liiii' damage with a broken window. WATSON and Endeavour House were okay, but there was dam· age to Lady Gowrie

In previous days he helped fill sand­bags urgently needed to hold down flap­ping tarpaulins roof· tops lain open by the April 14 hailstorm barrage.

Off base private cars and homes of civilian and uniformed employees wercalsod:lmaged

He said it would be some weeks before the windscreens arc replaced because the screens had to be made,due to such high

Defence facilities of Victoria Barracks suffered $SOO.OOQ damage while Sydney's overall damage bill from the storm is exp.xtcd to be arouod the billion dollar mart.: John answered a

studenl 'sscreams ror help as she was mugged by two men in CastJereagb Street on the Sunday night.

He clas hed with one assailant who stabbed him in the ch~t.

Chickens culled

Patrol boats busy with illegal fishermen Tr~~:~~~s ~~;~II~~Sa~ immigrants is the job of all

T~:r~~;~~ O::g~ !I: Australian w!lrshi ps, not Defence Aid 10 the Civil ::~slhe RAN's 15 patrol

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company set fire to the Indonesian Type 3 fIShing boat.

90 personnel from Aus'falian-controlled expanded inquiry into

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A fly over by ARUNTA's helicopter had revealcd nine people on board the 13 melrevC5scl with fresh fish on deck

In other sirnilar incidents HMAS WOLLONGONG (LCDR H. Pearce) was authorised to apprchcnd and take to Broome another Indonesian fishing boat whosecrewadmiucdlaking three Bangladeshis to Australia from Maginti in Indonesia

HMAS GEELONG (LCDR Malt Cawsey) was asked to keep watch on anOlherlndonesianfishing boat seen by aCoastwatch aircraft ncar Ahsmore Rref north of Broome with 15 people on board who had been identified as potential illegal immigrants

Earlier. craft with sus­pected illegal immigrants had been found near

Browse Island by a Customs launch ROE­BUCK BAY - WOLLON­GONG was called to assist

The occupants of the fishin!! boat wefe trans­fem:d bttaust the craft was deemed unseaworthy - it wasdecidcd to sink the ves­sci to prevent it bccoming a shippingh:vard

The occupants were laken to Port Hedland' s immigration detention cen­tre to joi n the 60 from Coffs Harbour and 57 rounded by HMAS IPSW ICH IIOnh of Australia

They also joined eight men from West Islet of Ashmore Reef .... ho were saved In a combincdopcra· tion involving CnastwalCh, a helicopter carrying waler and HMAS GAWLER

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Ashmore Rref to check on thrce Typc 2 fishing <:raft

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A::~to~ ::0~CI==iS:;~:rin3go0;~~ service. she made a short and majestic voyage to ber DeW and welcoming home.

ONSLOW was escorted by three tugs to her DeW

resting place at the Australian National Maritime Museum at Darling Harbour in Sydney.

One of six Oberon class submarines. ONSLOW was the last to depart HMAS PLATYPUS at Neutral Bay following the re-Iocation of the RAN's subma­rine base to HMAS STIRLING.

Travelling under tow. and in the command of LCOR Sean O'Dwyer with a complement of 20 on her casing, she made a splendid sight gliding through Sydoey Harbour to her berth alongside HMAS VAMPIRE at the museum.

ONSLOW has travelled 3S8,()68 nautical miles in her time - the equivalent to sixteen and a half times around the world.

However. the old work horse has gained a six week reprieve from duty before her rebirthing which will be marked by a special ceremony. complete with Navy brass band. on June I at the museum.

Her reincarnation includes special audio lours (using a personal CD player). featunng stones of people and the boat's fascinating history. authentic background sounds from an active submarine and, appropriately enough, submarine slang.

ONSLOW's new role in life will allow the visiting public to e)[perience the hidden world of underwater warfare ... the stealth. silence and secrecy of SUB culture.

·UMAS ONSLOW joins "MAS VAMPIRE as slar attractions althe AuslraUan Maritime Museum, Sydney. Picturt: ABP" Damian Pawlenko.

Nearly 30,000 for Crocodile exercise

Blood worth bottling T~O~~~i~~~r g~~e~e~i~~~'d~:i~~~~ C i~ofit~!i;~n~ t:SCto::::t~=t' ~::;;

D~;;;: th~h~S~a~: were ;h~ ~";i;c~f~e.r s!:= in ~: :~~rC:a~~~r:e~e~~ qU'~~o:d ;~~~:l=~ted Cross Blood Transfusion and civilian members of and for several hours than we expected." PO

Crocodile 99. the first of a new series of headquarters followed by two separate Service used up the bulk HMAS WATERHEN. filled 500mm saches with Simpson said.

~r~. stored supplies of t e:-:eo;ea~~a~s 6aO r;~~~tn~ th~I!~eo~~~i::t~~i1~r the in ':~~e~j~~~~~t~~~;~ng major tn-service/multi nlltion exercises field training e)[ercises. planned for Australia this month. Activities will include the use of Aus·

"Crocodile 99 will be a bi-Iateral exet- tralian and US aircraft including FlSs. A series of horror road mobile team from the Navy. POMED Karen nor did the Red Cross

..-,,' •• W'O"O the base. Simp",o, also ,'oined the ........ ple .. cise wi th US forces involving about FAI8s.FlllsandP3Cs. 22.000 military personnel from the ADF Also taking part will be submarines and

accidents coupled with ~-~'.~.~. ~.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. ~' ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;~ in.hospital medical I e me rgenci es led to a demand for whole blood and blood by­prcxlucts.

and around 6.500 US Navy. Marines and ships. including the ANZAC frigates. Air Force personnel." Mr Moore said. destro)'en and mineswttpers.plus amphibi·

"The purpose of this new series is to 0115. parachute and land·based drills. train and maintain operational readiness "As plln of the management process of the Australian Defence Force. there will be wide consultation with State The service put OUt an

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"This will be a realistic test of the and Territory governments. local au thori-ADF's capability." ties, Aboriginal Land Councils and envi-

The Crocodile exercises replace the mnmental agencies," Mr Moore said. Kangaroo series and will be held every "Croccxlile 99 will provide high quality Among the first to put

up their hands .. or to be more precise their

four years. They will focus on the planning training for Australian personnel and fur-and conduct of military campaigns and ther develop Australia's interoperability oomprise thfeed&rtteuercise modules. with US forces," he added=, ______ _

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The competition will be conducted on the morning of May 27 with the winners announced at a luncheon at the Penrith RSL.

The competition is judged by St John Ambulance examiners and is open to the best first aiders in industry.

Working in teams of four the first alders are confront· ed by three casualty scenarios.

In anotherconlest a singJe first aider is confronted by an accident scene and has to take appropriate action.

The naval civilians making up the group are Nonn Lincoln. Mark Williams. Damon Edwards and Bruce Price who will take part in the four person event and Deece Tytis and Ray Aikins. one will compele in Ihe individual event while the other stands in reserve for the fou r person team.

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"On June 30 we will be switching the SBSNET olT," on a shared wharf or in WO Fisher lo ld NMy News. town.

"Unless users are on to the ncw system by then. there Such meetings occurred

will be problems for reserve officers and other ranks ~ANG;~~ Td~~i~~T I~~ geuingtheirpay. exe rci se. OUT photo by

"They'li get it through other means but it won', be ABPH Torrio Nelson timely," he said, shows AB Eddie Stanley

He advised th at using one syste m witt improve having a "chin wag" with

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Sub training with Singapore W~~~cet~~ S~n~rae;~~ gelling more naval capa­biliti es the re wi ll be op portuniti es for the RAN 10 co-operate in submarin e and mine counter measures related acti vit ies, the Deren ce Min ister, John Moo re said.

The new equipmen t will also provide educa­tion and training opponu­nities, he said.

Mr Moore's remarks came at the conclusion of a highlysuccessrul vis it to Singapore and Malaysia.

He re-affirmed Austra­lia 'scommitment 10 the

Asia-Pacific region and South - Ea s t Asia in panicular.

"Australia understands that o ur sec urity and prosperity are linked to those of thc wider Asian­Pacific regIon.

"Our derence relation­ships are at the very heart o r Au~tralia's reg ional engagement strategy,

"Thi s has bee n re­affirmed by events such as the regional financial crisis and ongoing politi­cal deve lopments in thc region,

"Australia 's bilatcral defence re lationships wi th SIngapore and Malaysia are in very good

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shape." Mr Moore said. "A numbcrorinterest­

ing proposal s for Aus­tralian defence co-opera­tion are emerging as a result of this visil."

In Singapore Mr Moore lOok part in the Slnga-

po re- Au s tralia 10lnt Ministc rial Commission and had separate discus­sions wi th Si ngaporean Deputy Prime MIni ster and Defe nce Mini s ter, Tony Tan.

In Malaysia, the Minis­ter mct wi lh his counter­part Oato Abang Abu 8akar.as welt as Malay­s ia 's Chi ef o f Defence Forces and other se nior omcl3 l ~.

" In Mal aysia . we are ex plori ng opportu nitIes rOf rurther co-operat Ion in defence sc iences and industry related maners," Mr Moore s:ud.

"Through the Defence Science and Technology

Organisation (DSTO ) Australia has particular expertise in the lifeexten­sion of maj or military platforms, which we can share with Malaysia.

" As Singapore is acquiring newcapabili­ties, opportuni ties exist ror co-operation in sub­marine-related activities, airborne com mand and control aircra rt , mine counter measures and education and training."

Mr Moore said during the visi t keyelemenls in his discussions had been the bilateral derence rela­tions and the exchange of perspectives on regional security issues.

ANZAC's cancer aid A~~e~~:~r~~I~~e~?; ~ael~C~~~3nr'~ Group Albany by the c rew of IIMAS ANZAC.

Cancer Care Group president Mrs June Hodgson acce pted tho cheque. thanking ANZAC and presenting the ship with an architect-deSigned Jarrah park bench ,

Group members J>Crsollally covered the cost o r the t imber for the bench

",~'ich was built from the architect's plan by prison inmates.

Mrs Hodgson sai d all th e money raised by the group was used ror the benefit of -cancer-suffering children in the Albany area as far as TambelJup and Jerramungup

The jarrah bench will take pride or place on board ANZAC and sen'e as a reminder of the ship's close links WIth theAlbanycommunity.

Fill her up please T~I~tSeh:~~~:i~~~ ~:l;d ~~;I~~nC~~t:;: ~~o:S~~I~; annually,

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These faetsemergedata conferenceinCanbcrra. At the conference the Dcpanment of Defence sought

input fro m major oil companies and the States and TerrilOrieson the supply of fue ls to the sefvices.

The head of Defence Capabili ty Program s and Resources, Dr Ian Williams. opened the conference.

Derence experts bnefed delegates including senior representati ves from BP, Cahex, Shell. Mobil and the Australian Inslltute of Petroleum on the results of a bulk li quid dist ribut IOn slUdy undertaken by the Capabili ty Analysis Branch of the Strategic Policy and Plans Division in Ocfence HQ.

Speakers outlined broad defence thinking on funher study on the souree or supply ror fue ls as well as its distnbution. management and support before seeking a response from industry to the sludy.

The ADF is one of the largest fuel users in Australia accounting for about 500 million litres annually.

Apart from ships and trucks using 190 million litres or diesel. our planes use 290 million litres of aviation turbi nc rue l.

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Defence cars and smallerengi ned devices usc nine million 1il res of petrol (about 0.5 per cent of national demand) and pctroldn ven planes put J,7 million litres or aviation gasoline through thd r cylinders (about four percent of national dcmand.)

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GLASGOW reached the scene

and S nllsh ships. CMDR GUY James of

CANBERRA became the SAR co-ordmator taking over from the occupa nts o f the second of the F I J I.

Air De fe nce Exerc l'.c (lADS) off Singapore and Malaysia.

Conductcd from April 1 2 t02 1 .l hccl\crcise~w HM A Ships CANB ER­RA. SYDNEY and SUC­CESS deploy nonh. They

Three buoys and a g irl

It was \'ery scn ous buSI - G EE LONG. three from ness. the Naval rescrves In

T he Chie f Minister of DarWin . t wo fro m th e the Nonhem Terri tory had asked Defence to supply

shows ABBM Dut c hie quali fied divers and have Dereus ( left ) and LEUT them check the Naval base Cathy Hayes bobbing to and Darwin Ha rbo ur fo r th e s urface in Darwin the black striped musse l. Harbour at Easter. II was feared the mussel

A lta c he d to HMAS had escaped fro m three GEELONG (that is her in ma rinas aro und Da rWin the bac kground. forward and posed a th rea t to the of HMAS GAWLER), the pcarllng Industry "up top".

Nine qualifie d di vers were fo und . three from

A rmy and a super viso r a lread y aboard HM AS COONAWARRA.

Gi vlIIg up their Easte r and eqUIPped with marker buoys to " peg out '" their search areas. the di vers carried oul a sys te matiC search o(tlle base and the harbour.

Fo rtunate ly no bl ac k s trip e d mu sse ls w e re found.

is lalld In the South China Se a h as marred an al T defence: exercise iIlVO]Il­

Ing fi ve nati ons. Killed were FLLT Anthony Shorl, 3 1 from Albury and his navigator SQLDR Step he n Hobbs, 33 of Canberra.

With the pos~ib l li t y the occu pants had ejected in theircscapccapsulcand a lutcr repon ofa parachUle being seen - a plast ic bag was fOllnd - a widespread sea rch of the ocea n began

liMA Ships CANBER­RA. SYDNEY and SUC­CESS. a long wuh HMS VENGEANCE. sped 10 the sce ne a lo ng with smaller craftfrom scvcral

Two A us tra li an a ir c rash investigato rs who wcre aboard S YD NE Y were nown to the scene, one going aboard G LAS­G OW to view sti ll an d v ideo Ima ges o f the scene.

Jo i ned th e Roya l Navy ;~===~~~§ii~~~~~~~~~~==~ dest royer GLA SGOW a nd vesse l s fr o m

A fireba ll was ~ccn on impact and flrc:s wercstill burning whe n a Ly n x he licopter and a Marine co ntinge nt fro m HMS

local navies He li c opt e r s w e r e

launche<lby the Auslralian

Later the bodies of the two airmen were fo und m the wrcckage.

The Fill was ta king part in an Im ernat ional

Singapore. New Zealand alldMalaysia.

The 'i(!\'c n-day exerclsc was des igned to provide mulli -threat train ing to the Fi ve Po wer Defence Armngementnations.

Special visit by ADELAIDE . D~~~t~~~ci:~~~~ ~~~ ~~~. in age fr o m ad:~~dL~tl ~~n~:Sa~~~

Cordner) official visit to Formerly H.\{AS TOR- c ha ril y a nd has so me the city of Adelaide, an RENS held SI Ann's as its pretty big shoes to fil l. inaugural visit was made ship's charity, an associa- Durin g the 25 ye ar 10 St Ann 's Special tion which lasted for 25 te nure se ve ral members School. years. This e nded when o f T O RRENS s hip 's

St Ann's IS a school for TO RRENS was decom - c omp a n y pi c k e d up h a ndicappe d peo pl e missioned last year. a ha mme r. s aw, paint

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Duri ng t he we lco me by SiSler Lorella, CAPT C o rdn e r o ffici a l l y opened the dedicatio n to HMAS TORRENS by St Ann's.

Th e st ud e nt s th e n gave a fine rendit ion o f " I Ha ve :l He llo in My Heart" .

CAPT Co rdne r al so prese nted a cheque fo r $ 1300 wh ic h h ad b ee n raise d by t he s h ip's compa ny. Much o f th is m o n ey was r a i sed by auc ti o nin g off s hav in g rights to a formerly hir­sute sailor. NAVY

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NAVY NEWS, May 3, 1999 (115) 7

I skilled MANOORA T~~v~~~:~~~~~: nSe~n~c~~p~e~oa~ . Australian

Coming astern is her sister ship KA!'.'lMBLA . The two former US landing ships (USS SAGINAW and

USS FA IRFAX COUNTY) are in Newcastle undergoing transformation by the Forgacs company.

Gone are thei r ugly "horns" to make way for widened foredecks.

Laler Ihis year MANOORA will rejoin the neel as an amphibious transport, spokesperson for the 8,450 tonne ship, LCDR Julie Fowler, told Navy News,

MANOORA has been extensively modified to take on a range of tasks, not only for the RAN, but for the ADF.

These include the embarkation and transport of a battal­ion sited group of soldiers who would then use heli­copters and or on-board landing craft 10 go ashore.

The ship would provide follow on logistic and medical support to the landed people.

It will provide sea and aviation training for RAN offi­cersand sailors.

As good as it gets Just as important will be her ability to deploy to pro­

vide protection and an evacuation platform for Aus­tralianscaught up in any civil disturbance in the region.

To provide the multi-skilled services the 159 metre long MANOORA has been given a communications cen­tre twice the size of an FFG.

Floating hospital to be put to test

She will carry HF, VHF and satellite communications gear and level C4compUlers.

The cquipment will allow senior ADF personnel such as the Commander Australian Task Forces. COMFLOT and Commander Landing Forces to operate aboard in a major operation.

The communications centre will be the largest "float­ing" command room in the ADF.

The modification of the ship fo rward and aft has increased the helicopter operational capability from one landing spot to thrce.

The construction of a helicopter shelter, with unique ventilation, drainage and lighting. will enable three Sea King or four Blackhawk hel icopters. or one OUnook 10 be sheltered al one time ... or combinations depending on needs.

T~t~~~~~:~~~g :~sF inventory will soon be put to the test.

The hospital. more for­mally known as a "post casualty reception faci l ity~

(PCRF). is nearing com­p le t ion aboard the am phibious transport HMAS MANOORA.

One of the primaf)' tasks of HMAS MANOORA, to carry the number LP 52. wi ll be he r abili ty to deploy and su pport land fo rces in the dcfe nce o f Australia and Australia 's interests.

That support includes medical backup.

To do this MANOORA's medical uni t has to be ver­satile enough to take a large number of patients with a variety of injuries.

·Tbe operaling theatre aboard J\.fANOORA ~conlplelion.

The s hip 's PCRF is designed for this work.

While RAN ships have previous ly had su rgica l and some triage facilities, the PCRF is purpose built and the largest floati ng hospital within the ADF

inventory. The fac ility will becapa­

ble of conduct ing in il ial surgef)' and post opemtive high dependency care.

Facilities include X-my. a pathology laborafory. a blood bank. a s teri lising

department, s ix high dependency beds and up to fouroperalingtablc:s.

An elevator will take patients from the PCRF to three low dependency wards each fi lled with a minimum of 18 bunks.

There is also an admin­istrat ion area.

In the helicopter hangar is a triage (initial assess­ment)arca.

When fully o perational 63 extra medical staff will boost the pe rmanent on­board team of two.

The ex tra s ta ff have a lready been iden tified from shore medical facili­ties across the RAN.

Staff from the Army and RAAF could join them.

T he facility a lso pro­vides a medical training faci lity.

Each year the ship will conduct an extensive mcd­ical exercise which will hone and maintain a "level th ree" medical capability for those on board and in support,

MANOO RA may also be used in a secondary ro le. one of prov iding medical suppo rt in the event ofa disaster in Aus· tra l ia and wi th in th e region.

She may also deploy to provide protection and an evacuation plat fo rm fo r Australian nationals in the region in the even t of a serious civil disturbance.

The PCRF will be accepted into the service over the next few months and is expected to be fully tested during upcoming test and uials in 2000.

11le shelter is becoming more like a hangar with addi­tional services including power, low pressure air and freshwa ter included in the modification.

A gantry in the hangar can li ft a Sea King engine while the new me:uanine deck will include an aviation mainte­nance control office.

The aviat ion fuel capacity has gone from 10 tonnes to 250 ensuring greater operaLional endurance.

This wi ll allow fou r helicopters to fly 400 hours. A number of engineering and "habitabil ity" modifica­

tions have also occurred including the removal of the bow horns. replaceme nt of radar units and boats and the adding of a 70 tonne capacity crane ahead of the bridge.

This crane will lower LCM8 size landing c raft and equipment over the side.

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PATROL BOAT PROWESS ed 10 HMAS LA BUAN PABFO R, CMDR Kcilh (CO, LEUT Andrew 10hns0n and staff. Dodd) and Ihe Hydro- Each MWV based graphic Excellence: Shield throughout Australia is went 10 HMAS examined on

MER M A I 0 GUDITDNE iu ",," ."'-(LCDR Mark all efficiency, Mathews). and ability to

In recommending 10 Me maintain operational readi-Aust which unit was to be ness, audits, ship's compa-appropriately awarded oy morale, teamwork and rested with COMASU- appropriate concern for

• CO of HMAS GLADSTONE. LCDR JUxOD. is presented with the Kelly SlUeid by the Maritime Com.ma.nder.

W.UAR:~~~SD:~~1 Papalia) and GERALD­T O N ( L C DR Phil Orchard) returned to FBW in April on completion of a successfu l Up To p trip that sa w the WA ba sed boats visi tin g Kend ari , Labuan , Kuc hing and Benoa.

In Ke ndari the s hips were greeted by the tradi­tional welcome of Indone­sian dancing girls and both commanding officers were adorned with rose petals.

The main purpose of the visit was to disembark an anayoftechnical and fish­ingequipment forthc Aus­tralian Fisheries Manage­mentAuthority.

Both s hips arrived in Labuan on March 19 for an ex tremely hec tic tWO day visit.

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1l1e highlight of the visit after a two hour transit of was a ceremonial involve- the Sarawak River. ment a t a remembrance During thi s s tay bo th ceremony held at Labuan s hip 's co mpanies max-War Ceme te ry as pa rt im ised the hospita l ity o f the Aus- s hown by the

tralian Ve,ter- BUNBURY local ho te lie rs , an AffaIrs , restaurateurs and Sandakan G bar o wn er as Pilgri~age. BlALDTON we~1 as. parti c i-

Tb ls was patlDg ID soccer attended by and golf compe-both Ships' companies. titions against the RMN.

On departing Labuan While the golf ended in GERALDlUN and BUN- an even match the soccer BURY conducted a short p laye rs put up a gallant period of in company time effort on a quagmire of a with the RMN units KD pitch to go down by 4-2 to PAUS and PARI. Tbe their Malays ian counter-ships conducted a mine- parts. fi e ld transit, light line The team's goaiscore rs trans fers , including the were LEUT Andre Clay exchange of gifts and (57 mins) and LCDR Phil OOWMANS. Orchard (65 mins). the lat-

This was followed by a te r of which was sus pi -short transit time 10 Kucb- ciously like an own goal ing wbere the ships arrived but in his twilight years

everyone counts. The s hip 's las t run

asho re Up To p eame in

"" ..... Once aga in the ships

were greeted by the tradi­tional group of musicians and dancers with the COS ado rned by le is prio r to conduc ting official calls on both the Mayor of Den­pasar and the Commander of Beooa Naval Base.

Both ships were visited by a large group of Eng­lish language students.

Man y of the boats ' s a ilors s truck up new mates wi th the visi ting USN vessels which includ­ed the Ticonderoga class ANTIETAM, the Spruance c lass OLDENDORF and the supply ships SAN JOSE and RAINIER.

H~~;/:a!~GA~Tu~: the lead ship of her class, celebrated 19 yearsofdili­gcntservice this month.

Her keel was laid a t Lowes toft in the UK on Nove mbe r II 1977 by Brooke Marine and was commissioned in to service on March 17 1980.

FR E M AN TLE has recently undertaken a fish­e ries patrol in southern waters and vis ited Ade­laide, Po rt Linco ln and Melbourne,

While in Melbo urne FRE MANTLE provided tec hnical sup port to HMAS CERBERUS.

An unusual event for the patrol was the successful searc h fo r two m issi ng civil ian divers. diving on a

wreck south of Cape Otway,

FREMANTL E is presently undertaking an AMP in prepaflllion for a northern patro l culminat­ing in the Minor WarVes-

FREMANTLE sel concentra tion period in Darwin this month.

P art of th e A M P involved bringing FRE­MANTLE's navigation outfit into the new millen­nium.

ElectrOlech completed the installation of a new DECCA Bridge Master 2 Radar, an upgraded ver­sion of whic h is set to rep lace the re liable but aging Kelvin Hughes 1006

system currently fitted to other ships of the class.

The new radar is being trialled in FREMANTLE and is likely 10 be fiued to the remainder of the patrol boat fl eet later in the year.

Electrotech has installed the Navisailorcom pu t­e r ised chart a n d an Autopilot which integrates to produce a fully auto­mated navigation system.

Once the Navigato r has programmed a navigation plan into the electronic chan, the processor goes to work seeking inputs from the GPS and provid­ing directives to the adap­tive autopilot to steer the s hi p a lo ng the planned track to the destination.

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More pay for aircrew

TOBRUK is true blue A~~~~i~~ M:r~~d~~ 1999 by th e Defence Force Remunerallon Tnbunal (DFR11 approv­ing the ADF's proposal to restructure the 3ircrew­m3n category will put more money in the pock­ets of most Navyaircrew.

The3irerewman cate­gory. previously known as 3ircrew. W3S last reviewed in 1978 and ailoc31ed pay level fiv e ( pay group four) . Since then Ihe a1rcrewmanrole was expanded and changed to meet techno­logical advances the introduction of new air­craft and N3vy'svarying requiremcnls.

While ai rerewman today arc more widely known for tasks. such as winching. load lifting and confined area operations. they are required tooper­ate 3n extensive 3rray o f navig3tion. communica­tio n, r3dar 3nd sonar equ ipment and arc an integral part of ai rc rew e rew in g. They are a lso highlyu-ainedairborne instructors who instill and maintain Navy airerew standards.

The res tructure WIl l change the ex isting pay group four calegory 10 a tie red three grade struc­ture with a ircrewman gr3de one rem3ining on pay group four. aircrew­man grade two on pay group five and aircrew­man grade three on pay group six.

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T~~~ec "~~:c o~ ~e~ bndge 'When the master of the yacht Kastuf mqulred on radi o if HMAS TOBRUK was an Amcrican ship.

The question came al the conclusion ofa suc­cessful rescue by TOBRUK's helicopter ofscycn men from the racing yacht Mayhem whie h had go n e aground on Pixie Reef near Cairns.

Kasted had come aboullo aid Mayhem .

The radio discussion between the two yacht­ing caplai ns had been overhead by LEUT John Cowa n', the Canadian born naviga­t ion off i cer in TOBRUK. then sailing nearby on her way 10 lhePhllippincs.

LEUT Cowan entered inlo lhe co nversat ion wilhlheyachlsrncn and il was his accenl. mis­l aken for thai of an American. which prompl ed the inquiry abou t th e country of origin ofTOBRUK.

The dramatic rescue look pl3CC on Saturday. Apri l 10. while CM DR Allan Du Toit took TOB RUK through the

inner Grea t Barrier Reef.

She W3S seven nauti­cal mile s away from Mm"hemwhcnlhelaller rc~nedbelngaground.

Ma\'hem thank ed TOBR U K fo r her immediate offer of help but sa id hi s II -metre yac ht was not t3king

• HMAS T08 RUK .. truly an Aussie ship.

walerand he hoped it would soon noat free.

TOBRUK continued to monitor the situ,:l1Ion by radio 3nd alened Ihe CairnsC03Stgu3rd. As a precaution CMDR Du Toi t 3sled th3t h is ship's Sea King be readied in case the SIIU­alion soured.

It did. when al 8. IOpm Mayhem e311ed TOBRUK to say th e yacht now had a longi­tudinalcrack in the hull and was taking water.

Mayhem asked if a seaboat could lOW the yach t clea r. and or. evacuate the crew.

C MDR Du Toi t

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The C& M SS wil l recognise the va lu e of work performed by dIf­ferent work groups as well as the rank wom.

S3i1ors, sold iers and airmen up to the rank of SGT (E) have been used to this type of pay system since 1995 with the intro­du c"ti on of th e Trades Based Salary Structure for othcr ranks.

The cu rrcnt Officers Common Pay Se31e docs not reeognisc the ..... ork value ofd1screet groups 10 this mihtary salary. All officers. reg3rdless ot profession. 3re rewarded

for the rank worn rat her than the job done. wilh the exception of doclon. dentists and chaplains

Presently any C3se to recognise an lIlcrease III

pa y for di screet groups requires 3 case to be pre­se nted to the Defence Force Remunera tion Tribunal (DFRT) for the introduction o r. o r an increase to a panicular allowance. such as nying allowallce(orpi lols.

The C&MSS recognis­es the type of worl per· fo rm e d by di sc re e t groups or speciahsal10n and offers greatercap:aci­ty toreviewsalary.

All professions within the military are In the process of being xroupcd for the purposes of salary. These groups will Ihen be placed into P3Y bands si milar to the process already in place for the OR·spaystructure.

This me3ns a more slmplificd procc~ as pay cases for discreet groups can be presented 10 the DFRT based on work

value. When your groups work value exceeds your present rateofp3Y it will be easier to put forw3rd a case to have you fi nan­cially compensaled.

In developing the new P3Y structure a specialty consultant. Cullen Eg3n Dell. with more than 30 years experience in job and pay structure design was called in to help . Cu llen Egan Dell have provided simiJar services to organisations such as the WA and Queensland Police. a number of Stale­bued publi c se rvice departments and one of Australia's l argest employen. Coles Myer.

If the PSR IS endoned by the Defence executive and (hen approved by the DRFT iteould be in place III Ihe second half of 1999.

Another benefit 10 be g3 ined from a new pay system is that by bemg paid as a discreel group your entire S3 lar y for superannuation purposes.

responded it was 100

dan gerous to send a boat and a few minutes later he launched Shark \0 wi th LE UT Dom Cooper. LE UT Chris Money. POA Kerwyn B311iCO and POA Brian Lee aboard.

These naval aviators were involved in the

Sydney to Hobart res­cues e3 rller thiS year and nunuleS later they were to find they h:td to rescue se\'eral yae hls­men who were also IO volved in tllelanuary rescue emergency.

As the Sea King headed 10 the scene Ma yhem fired a red flare . LEUT Coope r fo und the yacht 200 metres from the edge of Ihe reef and taki ng water.

Ue offered by radio 10 lin the seven clear. Thcy3ceepted.

Because the yac ht wa s s till r ol lin g through 60 to 70 degrees and her mast proved 3 snag threat tOl he winch cable of the helicopter if the c rew were to make the direct ded.-to-aircraflre5Cuc.

The hi-linelechnique W3S adopted and Brian Lee was lowered to the sce ne to brief th e

Two at a lime th e lIlen were winc hed 3board in a rescue last-109 15 minutes.

POA Lee and the master of Mayhem were the last to leave.

LEUT Cooper new the seve n to Cairns Airpon. They were no t hun.

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T~~~-~~~s o!:=;h~~~r~, '~~~i~~~~~~~~'~~~~ to sea for the first time las t month.

The MHC (Mine Hunter Coastal) is one of six of the 720 tonne minehunters being built for the RAN by AD! Newcastle.

HUON has already been tes ted and will be commissioned soon.

Under the control of LCDR S McCarey and the ADI ship 's manager the HAWKESBURY entered the open sea off the Hunter and was put to the test.

Departmental audits and a --light ofr' eumina­tion took place followed by tw o sessions of operational t raining monitored by the s taff of COMAUSMINDIVFOR.

The OTP (Operat ional Trai ning Program) was

Transferred to or from Canberra?

shared with initial engi neering acceptance trials ­success resulted.

From now until the end of the year, HAWKES­BURY will conduct engineering and sonar trials in waters between Newcastle and Jervis Bay.

ADI expects to hand her over in late November. Next phase of her shakedown will be shock trials. In the trials, ordnance will be detonated c lose

to her hull to test the resilience of the ship. her engineering cradles and other equipment.

Fou r further minehunters, NORMAN. GASCOYNE, OIAMANTINA and YARRA are to be supplied to the RAN with NORMAN likely to slide into the Hunter River shortly.

Th e laS! of Ihe six vess e ls s hould be commissioned in the year 2002.

• G r adu at es of No. 178 Pil ot's co urse , ba ck row (L· R), S 8LT Talbot , LEUT Humphreys, SBLT 8 enb ow, front r ow (L- R) I. EUT May ,

CAM' George, AM , RAN, CPOA Tabo.

RAN's newest pilots T~e:e~:; ~~:i r t !;:geS ;te:;satr~~~o:~ RAM Base Pearce after completing the No. 178 Pilots Course.

Air Vice Marshal N.A. Smith, AM, MBE, presented wings to LEUT Jamie Humphreys, and SBLTs Angus Benbow and Peter Talbot.

Also at the parade was COMAUS­NAVA IR, CAPT Crispin George, AM,RAN.

Navy students faired well with LEUT H umphrey s taking the

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RAAF Associ ation (WA Divis ion) prize fo r the siudent who showed the most improvement on course and SBLT Benbow receiving the Bureau of Meteorology prize for the highest marks in meteorology.

Th e parade marks the end of 14 month s of intensive study at Number Two Flying Training School.

All three students are now at the ADF Helicopter School at RAAF Fairbairn in Canber ra where they have com­menced their Rotary Wing Basic Course.

MELBOURNE's ORE for Gulf T:~:ses~~ =~~~:Pt;; boardings were practised extensively by HM AS MELBOURNE and her 220 men and women off t he NSW coas t las t month.

The sk ills honed by the drills will now be used for real as CMDR Pet er Jo ne s takes hi s 4 .100 tonne g uid ed missile frigate, the 05, to the Gulf for three months.

The warship was farewelled from her home pori Fleet Base East and will refuel at Fleet Base Wesl before crossing the Indian Ocean.

During the protracted exercises off Jervis Bay and Woliongong, the ship was visited by the Minister for Defence. Mr l ohn Moore, and the Maritime Commander, RADM Chris Ritchie.

The pair a nd their aides were flown by

• UMA S M E LB OU RN E 's Sea ba wk co nducts fast rope inse r tion onto I ro n Prince, Pi c ture:

I.EUT Mulier.

Seahawk f rom HMAS o perations 10 en force is an important element in e nsuring Saddam Hu ssei n is nOI able to threa ten regio nal and intcmationalsecurity."

ALBATROSS to the ship sa nctions imposed o n s tandin g 10 naulica l Iraq after ilS invasion of miles off Jervis Bay. Kuwait.

The VIPs watched as "This is being done in a boarding party fast accordance with the UN The RAN ha s co n ­

trlbutedships to the MIF o n eight occasions between 1990 and 1996.

roped from a Seahawk Security Counci l Reso-into the cargo well of a lu t io ns o n Iraq " . M r landing craft. Moore said.

Earlier in their work· The Minister added: MELBOURNE did a s l int in th e Gu lf in mid-I996.

up, sa ilors had sc ram- " M ELB OU RNE's rol e bled f rom R HI Bs to in enforcing sanct ions board other vessels. r-:;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

The boa rding d ri lls and other evolutions by the ship and her comple­ment we re aimed al bringing MELBOURNE up to the RAN's nlaxi­mum operational readi­ness status - O R E (Operational Readiness Evaluation).

ORE is a pre-requisi te for all Aus tralian war­ships deployi ng into an area of operations.

MELBOURNE will join the Uniled Nation's multi-nation Maritime Interception Force (MIF) in the Gulf this month.

On board MEL · BOURNE, the Minister congratulated CMDR Jones and his 220 strong s hip 's com pan y o n their hi gh level of professionalism and preparedness.

-All Aus tra lian s can be ve ry proud of the MELBO URNE and its company,'· Mr Moore said.

"They wi ll be making a significant contribution to the United Nation's efforts in the Gulf and , at lime s, the y wil l be p e rformin g their dut y und e r difficu lt circumstances.

"The purpose of their mission is 10 conduct maritime interception pauo ls and boarding

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LETTERS TO I THE EDITOR

THE EDITOR NAVY NEWS LOCKED BAG 12 PYRMONT NsW 2009

Getting it right Everyday Bug issues

Sir, As an elderly ex-sailor

I read with much pleasure my copies of Navy News.

Although interested in all aspects of Navy life as so well explained in tbe magazine, at seventy plus years of age I can proba­bly be excused for read­ing with special interest articles of yester years.

History has always been a ve ry important part of Navy life. I can but imagine young recruits of these days would be the same as those long past sa il ors who learned of the exploits etc. of those who passed before them. by reading articles from informative magazines such as Navy News.

However. it is most important that historical information is accurate, otherwise it is of no use.

Such an article appeared in Navy News of March 22 1999 under the

Sir, It is wi th interest that I

read Ron Bame's leiter to the Editor' in the Apri l 5th 1999 edition of Navy N~Mls.

I was a 1948 entrant into the RAN and apart from undertaking a TD course at HMAS RUSH­CUTTER in 1950 also undertook the Rendering Mine Safe and Bomb Disposal course which entitled the successful participants to wear a '"bomb" badge on the right ann sleeve cuff.

After duties in this field in Nonh Queensland and Thursday Is land area I was drafted in the middle of 195 1 with two o ther ABs to Ho niara. Guadalcanalto relieve three other AB '5 attached to the 2nd Bomb Disposal Group.

During our tour of dul)' the group consisted of:

I LCDR RANVR. who

heading "Memories Linger" written by Graham Davis.

Graham obviously did not research his subject before writin g it as he would have not spoiled the ex~llenlstoryofthe dear lady laying the wreath in memory of her late husband and those who lost their lives as members of the crew of PER11l.

From research he would have learned tbat the gallant sh ip HMAS PERTH was sunk in the battle of "Sunda Strait" and was one of the few Allied ships still afloat afte r tbe battle of tbe "Java Sea."

Graham also wrote that 833 Australians lost their lives in the battle.

PERTH did not have any casualties in the bat· tie of Java Sea but it is reponed that in the battle ofSunda Strait herprevi­ous service in the other

due t o illness was relieved by a Snr Com.W.O, RN, three ABs, one Sgt Major, one Sgt, two Cpls.

Our a rea covered the entire British Solomon Island Protectorate (BS IP) which included East Bougainville.

Our task was to endeavour to locate and destroy the thousands of tons of American and Japanese muni tions and high explosive stores exposed to the tropical elements and abandoned after the American with· drawal and subsequent handover to the British Government.

The naval contingent was subsequently award­ed the Naval Genera l Service Medal with Clasp Bomb and Mine Clearance 1945-1953.

However, as neither of the ABs joined the RAN before 1st July, 1947, or

theatres of war and crew members that died as pris­oners of war a total of 467 crewmen kltittheirlive5.

Incidentally HMA S PERTH was the only Australian ship to fight in eitherbauJe.

Yours faithfully J .F.CoweU

Thra Beach 2548 NSW ......

I thank Mr Cowell for his correction of facts in connection with my "Memories Linger" ... an account of a Ja va Sea Battle remembrance cere­mony conducted in Sydney earJier this year.

Born in 1939 I remem­ber few of the finer details of WW2 ... excepl perhaps for the night the Japanese submarines atlacked Sydney and my motber pushed me under the kitchen table dragged into tbe hallway of our Kingsgrovehome.

As a result I have to

rely on olhers for the facts of happenings 50 years ago. I did this in preparing my story.

The casualty figure of 833 Australians lost in the battle was given by a senior speaker who addressed the gathering.

As for tbe loss of HMAS PERTH, I referred to the official program handed to the 100 people in attendance.

The final pages of the program provided a pre­cis of the ships involved.

Headed " S hips Involved in Area of Battle of the Java Sea" it listed the ships by nation.

Beside the entry HM AS PERTH was the word "lost."

Perhaps a copy of your letter should also go to the BattJe of the Java Sea Commemoration Committee.

GrabamDavls Deputy Editor,

Navy Nelt's

T~~S ;:tr:::So:h:IS;~~~ S(~::~I specialist sub- of~il; 7:r:~~!::~~~:! vide general information committees were fonned being assessed and rerne-and blghlights every day (Air Traffic Management. dialed through thi s issues relating to the International, and Airp::lrts) process, as are the radar, Millennium Bug. as well as Y2 K focus computer and communi-

The Millennium Bug or groups for each major air- cations systems used for Year 2000 (Y2 K) prob- port. military air traffic control lem stems from the repre· Air Force represents and the Air Defence sentalion of year values Defence on committees Ground Environment with only two digits as appropriate and is an (ADGE). instead of four in dal.abas- active participant on the All other potentially es, software appli- affected services on

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:!~~iSn'g:::v;::I~~ s THE BUG ~or/soemrev~:a:s; of affected systems. Australia has been AIrspace Management Air Traffic Management implementing a major

Airspace management SubCommittee. equipment upgrade in Australia is a shared Membership of the var- nationally. civiUmilitary responsibil. ious groups includes not Aitse rvices is also ity. only Defence and the responsible for Y2K com-

Airservices Australia is civil regulatory authori· pliance of all its air traffic the air traffic con trol ties, but 31so other appro- control systems and facili-aut hority for civil air- priate Government ties, as well as develop-space, the RAAF is the departments, airline and ment of contingency plans military airspace manage- airport associations. air- to cater for any unexpect-ment authority. port owners and the ed failures.

There are a number of major Australian airlines. Joint User airfields, used Both QaDlaS and Ansen by both civil and military are devoting substantial aircraft. resources to their Y2K

It is also common for programs to prevent dis· military aircraft to oper- ruption to their services. ate through civil airspace Military Aviation and vice versa. Air Force (CAP) is the

To ensure that the inter· ADF technical airworthi-

A thorough assessment and remediation program is being undertaken by Airservices to assure the integrity of its systems and thus the safety of the travelling public.

ests of all sections of the ness authori ty. including

:~~it~:d %Wri~::~e~~ ~~~C~~:~~h~:~~ f! ;:~:~~ ic:~:~~~t: :~~ Y~~~~~~~~he main-for this service. wbicb the RAN was Y2K. a National Y2K tenance authority for all

While some Y2K prob­lems have been identified. these are being fixed or workarounds developed.

Air Force is working closely with Airservices on air safety issues and in the development of con-

Other personnel we involved, but in the case Aviation Commitlee was served 310ngsKle in these of the RAN's RMS and established in July 1998 ha zardous duties, BDsquadstationedinthe todiscussthewayabead because of their enlist- BSlP, justice, equity and for Y2K remediation. ment dates, were entit led fairness has not been This committee meets to the DVA benefits. received. regularl y and is headed

tingency measures.

In actual case we were Yours faithfully, by the Departme nt of s till at war with Japan Allan Darnley-Stuart Transport and Regional strategies. issues. ::~g ~:~;~; ~~5~~~ca~ ~ ___ ..:Doo=",::'::::d':...... ___________________ _

in service aviation items and is undertaking a com· prehensive investigation of the aviation inventory to ascenain Y2K compli­ance and implement appropriate remediation

Airservices is 31soliais­ing close ly with ICAO and lATA on international

tbe Treaty of Peace with Japan came into force, so why do the pre April 28, 1952, dates appear in the Act.

Despite tbe efforts of the Naval Association, MP Mr Laurie Ferguson, Shadow Minister for Veterans Affairs and Mr Roger Price, my local MP to Mr Bruce Scott, Minister for Veterans Affairs. the Government still refuses to recognise this service for OVA repalriation benefits.

I have qualified for

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I Dear Sir, I refer to your article

regarding the desecration of the War Memorial in Sydney.

That the RAN became involved in cleaning the

vandalised walls is com­mendable and reflects no doubt the thoughts of both military and many civilianmindsaJike.

Would it have been more appropriate for the

arrested and charged 16 year old to have cleaned up the w31Js?

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H~~~R ~:gu:o~~ has been presented with a number of spec ial items that be longed to HM AS ARUNTAI.

They now take pride of place in the ship.

The HMAS ARUNTA I Association has taken a s peci a l in te rest inl he progress o f ARUNTA II wilh many o f ils members making a special effon to visitlhe ship and present lheirown personal mem­ories o f HMAS ARUN·

TIle present3ho ns ha \'e included Ihe o ri g in a l ship 's bo3t be lls, HMAS A R UNTA war vic to r y pennants.origin31Ia ll y­bands. framed pieces of a tail rudd e r o f Ih e K 3mikaze p l a n e t hat atla c k e d AR UNTA in 1944 and num e r o u s plaques and diaries.

The ship was also pre· senled wi lh the o riginal brass engine room clock, which slill keeps e )(cel­lenttimc and is a ve ry valuable instrument.

A gro up o f c)( · HMAS ARUNTA sto).;crs, led by

Mr Graham Bc ll and Mr Ian Bu c kl e, o ffi cia ll y h3nded over the clocl to th e c urre nt " ti ff". CPOMT Schneidcrel!'

TAII which is a " far cry" from Ihe e ng ine room of ARUNTA I,

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Loan provides key to success A~~:e~e w~: ~n ~~r~ pleased young man when lo ld th3t hi s name had been drawn as lhe winncr ofthc Aust ralian [)cfence

Proton Satria GLi for the branch. New Year compcti lion." The dmw o f Ihe CO nl -

Clint o n wo rk s 3t the pelition was he ld at Ihc a vio ni cs wo r ks ho p al Sydney head o ffi ce. HMAS ALB ATRO SS Maritime Commander

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ANZAC's sterling effort wins softball H~:; ~~z:ncn~:~ pa~7~~p~~;J7nd,~r::~e~ HMAS STIRLING soft- packed day despite the ball knockout beating threatening weather con-Meet the Fceblcs, JOint ulllonsofcydoneVancc. Logistics Unil (West) 15· More than 20 learns [012. vyed for the honour of

winnlllg the STIRLING

Cup while Uomers Fleet Int erim M31ntena n ce Activity took out the

Plate over HMAS ADE­LAIDE for third and

fourth spots rcspecli\·cly. The CO from IiMA S

STIRLING. CMDR Alan Johnston, made presenta­tions to the winntng tcarnsoflhcday,

• An IIMAS ANZAC batler; watchoo by teammates, in action during the knockout.

S.alty's Touch J"olls up for grabs field c~ V:~~a~~:~~ namin g o f the Salty Eckel Rugby Field al HMAS CERBERUS.

The naming was in dedication 10 the memo­ry of the late ex­POWTR Allen "Salty" E<;kel. Around 50 per­sonnel attended, ioclud­ing Salty's son Mark and godson Joshua.

Salty joined the RAN in 1946 and quick ly showed his prowess, particu larly in rugby. He was selected in the HMAS CE RB ERUS team and played firs t grade for Gordon in Syd ney in his playing careerofoyer20years.

He wrot e for Novy N~wl for some 35

T~eet~)S~iO~S:C~~~t~ AGM In February and all hough most positions were filled It does have a couple of vacancies on its commillee.

The two vaca nl posi­tions arc wome n's co­ordinator and vice-presi­dent Navy.

If anybody wants to get Involved they should con­tact eit her the president, MAl G. Eggi ns. on 02 47377 156 or the secre­tary. WOFF G. Turnbull. on 02 4587 3920 or thc Navy Indoor Spons CcmTC on 02 9359 2403.

The Canberra Defence Force Touch Associat ion has finally kicked off its ,

The R.A.N. Ski Club OPI \J lOR 1\1 \\ ~I I \ IiIER S

The RAN. Sid Club is a private club open to all current and past members of the

RAN and the RANR. Rank is left behind when we hil the snow. Cheap

accommodation is avai lable in Club Lodges at Mt Buller in Victoriaand Perisher

Valley in NSW. Lodges are used in winler for Downhill and Cross Country Skiing and Snowboarding and in summer for

enjoying [he high count ry and alpine hikes. Ifinteresled in joining. please call

Doug Collins on (02) 6292 5980 (AH) or Mal Peterson (03)97891413 (AH)

mid-week competition for 1999 at the RM C grounds.

I t's runnin g two lunchtime competi tions (Tuesday and Thursday) invo l ving Ru ssel l . Campbell Park . ADFA. RMC. Fyshwic k and HARMAN staff.

In Tuesday's (unit chal­lenge) competition ADFA Renegades, Holy Smoke and Corporate Support already have cleared out fro m the pack with All Comers, RMC and DEOtonators leading the chase.

The Thursday (tea m cha llenge) com pc[ition sees the Sheets. ADSD. ADFA Misfi ts and

In Touch

(]j wHh Eddo proudly

sponsored by

Squirrels leading Ihe way. The Victoria Cup and

inter-service cha mpi ­onshi ps were on la st month at R AAF Williams.

The carnival scrvcd as se lec t ion t ri als forthc ADF na[i onal champi­onships.

Charity trail to HAWKESBURY N~;; ~:~:Is~::es::; ~~~~Ct~~~~~~ ~~;g~~ country nonh of Sydney to raise ntoney for overseas aidprojeclS.

A Sydney based army unil. the 2nd/17th Battalion. has joined forces with Community AId Abroad to help Siage the inaugural Sydney Trailwalker event on May 28-30

Four-person teams will compete against each other and the clock 10 complete the trek from the harbour­side suburb o f Woo lwich to Broo klyn on th e Hawkesbury ri ver. in 48 hours or less.

Teams are ex pected from the corporate sector. sponing clubs and emergency services ",ith the event being limited to 100 teams.

All team members must complete the trail together 10 qualify for awards which wi ll be prescmed in dif· ferentcategorie s.

To enter the event a minimum of$I.<xXl in sponsorship has 10 be raised and money will go towards self-help aid projects in some of the world's poorest countries.

For more infoonation contact CAA on 02 9264 1392.

'(OUR HOLIDAY lOUR RESORT

The RAN Central Canteens Fund owns, and operates,

three holiday resorts. These resorts offer excellent

standards of accommodation including cottages, units,

caravan and camping sites (not Forster Gardens), as well

as excellent facilities at significantly less cost than other

similar commercial holiday resorts.

BUNGALOW PARK Located at Burrill l ake, 4km south of Ulladulia on the mid South Coast of NSW. Bungalow Park fronts the shores of Burrill lake and is only minules from Ihe beach.

Burrill lake offers safe swimming for children and is ideal for fishing and all water sports.

A highlight at Bungalow Park is the spectacular daily bird feedings.

Contact the manager, Ken Veitch lor bookings or further information. Bungalow Park, Burrill Lake NSW 2539

TELEPHONE : (02) 44551621 FAX: (02) 4454 4197

AMBLIN CARAVAN AND CAMPING PARK

Situated 240km south west of Perth, on the Bussell Hwy juSI south of Busselton. Amblin Park is right on the shore of Geographe Bay which offers safe swimming for children and is ideal for fishing and all water sports.

Amblin Parle: also has a fully enclosed heated swimming pool.

Conlacllhe manager. Frank Frimston for bookings Dr further information. Ambfin Caravan Park, PO Box 232 Busselton WA 6280

TELEPHONE: (08) 97554079 FAX: (08) 9755 4739

FORSTER GARDENS Occupying a prime location in Forsler on Ihe mid-North Coast of NSW, 331km from Sydney. l ocaled at 1-5 Middle Sireet, Forster Gardens provides a pleasant village atmosphere with all the delights and altractions of Forster only a few minutes walk away.

Contact Me manager, Ian McLaughlin lor bookings or further i"formalion. Forster Gardens, PO Box 20 Forster NSW 2428

TELEPHONE / FAX: (02) 6554 6027

Bookings for Holiday Units accepted up to TEN months ahead for Navy Personnel and up to NINE months ahead for all other patrons. Bookings for Caravan and Tent sites wilf be accepted up to TWELVE months ahead for all patrons. Retired RAN personnel (20 years or more) are eligible for fulf Service discounts and all those with less than 20 years are entitled to up to 20% discount at all Holiday Centres.

Write to Staff Officer (Canteens), DSUP-N, CP3-1-B1 Campbell Park Offices, CAMPBELL PARK ACT 2600 to obtain your discount card.

Telephone: (02) 6266 4985 Fax: (02) 6266 2388

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TROSS retains Jubile ADF runs distance T~~h~~ic ~uS~:i~t~~~

I£!~~:a~:~:~~~! 1999 Jubilee Shield hock­ey loIockout.

ALBATROSS, the reig nin g c hampion. proved too 5trong for the on ly neet team in this year's competition, BMA S BOBART, win­ning3-nil.

1be shield was contest­ed by five teams, PEN­GUIN Pirates, KUT-

two rounds. But ALBATROSS.

which included a number of inter-service players. had ()(her ideas.

final with the former showing better ball dis­playthroughoul.

After only a few min­utes ALBATROSS had scored its first goal and then added another just before half time.

'TROSS then clinched the trophy by scoring again within minutes of taking the field for the second half.

Although HOBART played well it just wasn't it's day but it did manage to lake home the Fox Plme.

Congratulations to all competitors and PT staff.

Navy assists disabled sailing The RAN helped build Independence, a sleek craft which

is now putting handkappedsailors to the tcst . She's a trial horse for the Paralympics to be staged two

weeks after the 2000 Olympics. A group of unemployed young people built the yacht in

the garage at a Salvation Anny's Sydney complex . Fifteen young ~Iors from FlMA were needed to manhan­

dle it from its "upside down" position to its keel. The craft has since been launched, fitted out and lrialled. Comi ng under the administration of Sailability, an

organisation set lip to provide sail training for disabled peopl e, the yac ht is moored a t the RAN Sailing Association's RlIshcutters Bay marina in Sydney.

The marina's gently sloping ramps and pontoon decking allows athletes to propel themselves in their wheelchairs to the gunwhales of Independence and simply lift them­selves aboard.

16 (124) NAVY NEWS, May 3, 1999

T~~~;~:~i~ ~~isnj~fe~:~htw~~;~~~~~eO~ Ulladulla on the South East Coast of NSW.

ALEXANDER was cooducting practical sail train· ing at Jervis Bay over Easter, with five students from HMAS HARMAN .

The Course Instructors . Mr Warren Hellwig and LCDR Paul Jones , decided to sail the yacht to Ulladulla to allow the students to brush up on coastal navigation skills and gain some experience of off· shore sailing.

The visit coincided with the Blessing of the Fleet ceremony conducted annually at Ulladulla, to sanctify the local fishing flee t and other vessels using the har· bour.

The students Paul Vaughan. Allan Rankin, Peter Davis, Steve Larkin and Toni Pepper took the oppor­tunity to wander ashore before making the day/night passage back to lervis Bay.

is to conduct a nat ional state teams championship over the half marathon distance in conjunction with the Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon on May 23.

The championship will group together personhel for the three services based on State of en I ,t-ment into four com :xl teams of 10 runne~ m Vic , NSW/ACT. QI Id SAlTaslWAINf.

Ea c h team in c lud e at lea s t ' 0

women and race r, t~

will be adjusted usu, :he age perfo rmance h li,li­cap system.

Both PNF and R s hould contac t o...-PO Andy Horsburg h on 02 62653174

Cadets in rocky water T:~;ou~it~~ ~g~~:~~I:-rents , but for a group of nine officer cadet s and mid s hipm en from the Australian Defence Force Academy found the grade two rapids of the Murrum -bidgee Ri ver offe red a good location foradvenlUrous training.

The group's instructor , Capta in Rupert Hoskin . said the river I~vel was a bit low but the cadets still faced a challenge and had to show teamwork and de te rmination to get through the rocky rapids.

Officer Cadet Oenone Wood admitted the rapids offered a challenge to the group Clipedally in deter­mining the beller course to follow.

"Ou r skills were at times tested and kayaks stranded on rocks in the middleofa rapid was not an uncommon sight."

ADFOC goes west T~~~~=;t: i1g~(ADfUC) are~fcrtheOrangel

Bathurst area of NSW dur­ing late May/early June.

Navy personnel inte r­ested in competing in this year's event should regis­ter their name with LCDR Zoe Read on 02 62663860.

Last year's event was won by Air Force.